Journalist Security Guide

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Last week, the Committee to Protect Journalists' Internet Advocacy team was in Valencia, Spain, for the first Circumvention Tech Festival: a mashup of journalists, activists, technologists, and human rights defenders united by a desire to fight censorship and surveillance. More than 500 registered participants from 40 countries shared their skills, strategies, and experiences in combating these global challenges.

CPJ's Journalist
Security Guide is now available in Chinese (PDF). The guide has
been available in other languages for more than a year but, frankly, we didn't
see a Chinese version as a priority. Last year, after a university professor in
China asked if he could translate some sections for his class, we began working
on a Chinese version in simplified characters. We felt it was our responsibility
to take care of the task ourselves.

Border crossings have long posed a risk for journalists. In
many nations, reporters and photographers alike have been subjected to
questioning and having their electronic devices searched, if not also copied.
But more recently, protecting electronically stored data has become a greater
concern for journalists, including those who are U.S. citizens, upon entering
or leaving the United States.